- to die; to pass away
- to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
- to cease; to stop
Godan verb with 'nu' ending; irregular nu verb; intransitive verb
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- to die; to pass away
- to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
- to cease; to stop
This is the most common meaning of the verb "死ぬ". It is used to express the action of dying or passing away.
This meaning of "死ぬ" is used to describe a loss of spirit or vigor, making one seem lifeless or dead-like.
In some contexts, "死ぬ" can be used to indicate something has ceased or stopped, such as a machine or an activity.
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To die or to pass away; often used in the context of life and existence.
To live; to exist; often used to express the act of being alive or thriving.
Refers to death, often used in formal or official contexts such as in reports or announcements.
To disappear or to cease to exist; often used in a more metaphorical sense.
To get tired or weary; refers to a loss of energy, which can metaphorically relate to ‘losing spirit’.
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I'll kill you! Knock your block off and grind you underfoot! You shithead! Die!
A dead deer being pecked by vultures, remains partly eaten by other animals, that sort of rotten meat is called 'carrion'.
Just because people are corporeal born to this world doesn't mean that they understand everything about it, similarly just because somebody's died doesn't mean that they understand everything about the incorporeal world.
To keep holding the barrier up is just to wait for death! So we're going to go out past the wall and counter attack the enemy, you ready!?
"Ah, this is my idiot son Takashi" "Eh-er, yes. (The late) Takashi, right?" "Fuusy, he isn't dead yet! Probably."
That's pitiful ... don't put on such a death-bed voice from just a body slam.